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Chapter 114 Master
"Congratulations, host, on obtaining the Buddhist masterpiece, the Tathagata Mahayana Sutra."
The Tathagata Mahayana Sutra?
This is absolutely a top-tier martial art in Buddhism; when cultivated to its ultimate level, it can rival that of a demigod.
However, it didn't hold much appeal for Su Chen, and he quickly put it aside, saying with a serious expression:
"The things that Longmu Island did can be traced back to seven hundred years ago."
"Seven hundred years ago, when the Ming Dynasty was first established, there was a Taoist priest who was exceptionally talented. He entered the Taoist path through martial arts and eventually ascended to immortality."
"He mastered the essence of Taoism, exhausted all his knowledge, and created a method of cultivating immortality called the Tai Xuan Jing."
"It is said that the Dao existed when heaven and earth were first created. The Dao follows the laws of nature and is the origin of all things. It is extremely profound."
"The Tai Xuan Jing, a secret manual for cultivating immortality, perfectly integrates the most exquisite parts of Taoism, and is not something that ordinary people can fathom."
"If you can understand this, you can ascend to heaven in one step and become an immortal."
"It was with the help of this secret manual that the Great Mystery Immortal reached the realm of a terrestrial celestial being and ultimately ascended to immortality."
"But he couldn't bear to see his unique skills lost, so he had various patterns from the Tai Xuan Jing carved on the island where he lived in seclusion."
"This island has no name, but it is a rare and beautiful paradise."
"The island is rich in spiritual energy and grows many spiritual herbs that have long been extinct in the outside world. It also coincides with the changes in heaven and earth and has its own natural formation, which ordinary people cannot detect at all."
"After Tai Xuan Zhenren finished carving the Tai Xuan Jing, he also made a detailed treasure map and recorded the location of this nameless immortal island."
"Finally, he left the treasure map in the Jianghu of the Ming Dynasty, waiting for a destined person to retrieve it, while he himself ascended to the immortal realm."
"But you can't see into someone's heart. Although many people have obtained treasure maps over the past few hundred years, no one has actually gone to look for them."
"After all, the ocean is boundless and fraught with danger, and given that the authenticity of this map is questionable, no one is willing to take the risk."
"Until more than a hundred years ago, two young masters in the martial arts world accidentally obtained a treasure map. They firmly believed it was real and agreed to go to sea together to find it."
"These two are Island Master Long and Island Master Mu."
"After going through countless hardships, they finally found the fairy island on the treasure map."
"The island was beautiful, with exotic flowers and rare herbs everywhere, which made me even more convinced that this was the legendary place."
"Then they discovered the illustrations of the Tai Xuan Jing in a cave on the island."
"Inside the cave were twenty-four stone chambers, each containing a huge text and a training manual, each beginning with a line of poetry, totaling twenty-four or twenty-five lines."
"It is the poem 'Ode to a Knight-Errant' written by Li Bai, the Tang Dynasty poet, a thousand years ago."
"It turns out that Master Tai Xuan was also a refined person, combining his self-created 'Tai Xuan Jing' with Li Bai's 'Xia Ke Xing'."
"Each line of poetry corresponds to a powerful martial art."
"For example, the fifth line, 'Kill one man in ten steps,' the tenth line, 'Sword drawn and placed across the knee,' and the seventeenth line, 'Save Zhao by wielding a golden hammer,' each represent three top-level sword techniques."
"These three sword techniques are all extremely powerful. As long as you master just one of them, you can reach the level of a terrestrial sword immortal."
The sixth line, "Leaving no trace for a thousand miles," the seventh line, "Dismissing after the deed is done," and the eighth line, "Deeply concealing one's identity and name," are three unfathomable techniques of lightness skill.
"These three movement techniques are also unparalleled in the martial arts world. Mastering any one of them will allow one to compete with a terrestrial immortal without being defeated."
"There are also the ninth line, 'Leisurely drinking at Xinling,' the fourteenth line, 'The Five Sacred Mountains are as light as a feather,' and the twenty-first line, 'Even in death, the chivalrous spirit remains fragrant,' which are three exquisite fist and palm techniques respectively."
"The legendary martial arts techniques such as the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Vajra Palm, which are circulating in the martial arts world, are utterly insignificant in the face of these three fist and palm techniques."
"Besides these external techniques, the Tai Xuan Jing also contains methods for cultivating internal energy."
"For example, the thirteenth line, 'Three cups and a promise is made,' the sixteenth line, 'A spirit soars like a rainbow,' and the twentieth line, 'Radiant glory in Daliang City,' are three kinds of internal skills at the Earth Immortal level."
"No matter which one you specialize in, you can steadily enter the realm of a terrestrial immortal."
"All of the above were obtained by the Tai Xuan Zhenren after he comprehended the martial arts, and finally sublimated into the immortal path, all of which are contained in the last sentence 'The Tai Xuan Scripture of White Hair'."
"This sentence is not only the origin of the name of this cultivation manual, the Tai Xuan Jing, but also the key to truly containing the essence of the immortal path."
"If one can comprehend this chapter, hundreds of acupoints throughout the body will be connected into a single (Wang Qian Zhao) internal energy, flowing endlessly like a river, with boundless internal strength and a very long lifespan."
"At that time, the right hand will hold an empty sword. Although there is no sword in the hand, the sword moves will be continuous. Swordsmanship, palm techniques, internal energy, and lightness skills will all be integrated into one, and will be done at will. It will be impossible to distinguish between palm and sword."
"This is the true power of the Tai Xuan Scripture. It does not require deliberate breathing or rote memorization of moves. The hundreds of moves on the stone wall naturally flow from the heart to the limbs. When encountering a strong enemy, it becomes stronger and invincible."
"At that time, the master of Longmu Island was already a rare master in the martial arts world. Upon seeing this peerless divine skill, he was overjoyed and decided to live in seclusion on the immortal island to devote himself to studying the Tai Xuan Scripture."
"Because the Tai Xuan Jing and Li Bai's poem 'Xia Ke Xing' are closely related, the two named the island Xia Ke Island and called themselves the island's masters."
"As for their three subsequent trips down the mountain to invite top masters from all walks of life to Xia Ke Island, that was not their original intention."
"It is related to the Tai Xuan Jing, a top-level cultivation method."
As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, the entire hall instantly erupted in excitement.
Those prominent figures from the Ming Dynasty's martial arts world, in particular, stared wide-eyed, never expecting such a hidden past.
Seven hundred years ago, when the Ming Dynasty was first established, a peerless Taoist master named Tai Xuan Zhenren emerged.
He transitioned from martial arts to immortality, broke through to the terrestrial celestial realm, and finally ascended to heaven.
This made everyone present marvel at how many hidden masters there were in the world.
When the rest of the story was told, everyone was even more astonished.
It turns out that Xia Ke Island is a celestial island protected by a natural array, no wonder no one has been able to enter it casually for seven hundred years.
The Dragonwood Island Master was able to obtain this opportunity because he obtained the treasure map left by the Tai Xuan Zhenren.
But this opportunity wasn't meant for him from the start.
Over the past seven hundred years, many people have obtained treasure maps, but only the Lord of Dragonwood Island has ever dared to set sail to find them.
Everyone can understand this.
No one would act rashly if they received a treasure map of unknown origin that pointed to a vast ocean.
It can only be said that this was destined, and this opportunity ultimately belonged to the Lord of Dragonwood Island.
What shocked everyone the most was Su Chen's evaluation of the "Tai Xuan Jing," a top-tier cultivation method.
Although I had known for a long time that Master Tai Xuan had embarked on the path of immortality through martial arts, I never expected that his attainments in martial arts would be so profound.
Based solely on the powerful martial arts techniques recorded in the Tai Xuan Jing, it is evident that the Tai Xuan Zhenren of that time had reached the pinnacle of a terrestrial immortal in terms of swordsmanship, fist techniques, leg techniques, and lightness skills.
Such martial arts prowess is simply unbelievable.
Chapter 115 Learning by Myself
What's even more admirable is that Master Tai Xuan integrated these unparalleled martial arts techniques and elevated them to the level of immortality, achieving immortality in one step.
Such skill in martial arts is simply unbelievable.
Immediately, the people in the hall began to discuss among themselves:
"What? Seven hundred years ago, the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty produced a Taoist master as powerful as Master Tai Xuan?"
"Taoists have always preferred to live in seclusion. There are probably quite a few people like Master Tai Xuan. They should not be underestimated."
"The Dragonwood Island Master is really lucky. He actually managed to get his hands on the treasure map left by the Tai Xuan Zhenren. This is a rare opportunity to cultivate immortality."
"Although it's a good opportunity, not everyone can seize it. Even if I get it, I'll just laugh it off."
"Yes! The vast ocean is fraught with danger; how many dare to risk everything to pursue it?"
"That's amazing! Master Tai Xuan's achievements in martial arts alone are so high. Even if he didn't cultivate immortality, he would still be a top expert."
"The Tai Xuan Jing is indeed quite powerful. Not only can it grant immortality, but its power also far surpasses that of ordinary celestial-level martial arts."
"Master Tai Xuan is quite refined. He actually incorporated the general principles of the Tai Xuan Jing into the poem 'Xia Ke Xing'. How ingenious."
"What did the Celestial Immortal mean by his last words? Why does the Dragonwood Island Master come to the martial world every sixteen years? Is he influenced by the Tai Xuan Scripture?"
In the fifth private room on the east side of the fourteenth floor.
Lu Xiaofeng blinked and exclaimed in amazement, "I've heard a lot about Xia Ke Island, but I didn't know there were so many secrets about it until today."
"If this Tai Xuan Jing is really as miraculous as the Celestial Immortal said, then it is definitely a top-notch immortal martial arts manual."
Hua Manlou sighed.
Even someone like him, who wasn't really a江湖人 (jianghu person, a person who was not involved in the martial arts world), felt itchy to try it after hearing about the power of the "Tai Xuan Jing".
Ximen Chuixue, Yan Shisan, and Xie Xiaofeng nodded in agreement.
Putting everything else aside, the three peerless sword techniques hidden in the Tai Xuan Jing alone were enough to excite them.
Although they were famous swordsmen in the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty, they were only known in public.
It would be a miracle if they could cultivate their respective inherited sword techniques to the level of "Divine Ascension and Profound Realm".
If you want to go further, you have to figure it out on your own.
This is many times more difficult than learning the sword techniques of predecessors.
If they could obtain any one of the three sword techniques in the Tai Xuan Jing, they would be confident that they could directly step into the realm of a terrestrial sword immortal.
Thinking of this, the three of them couldn't help but look towards Baiyutai, wanting to learn more about the secrets of Xia Ke Island.
Clearly, the Celestial Immortal had not revealed some crucial information.
For example, why does the Dragonwood Island Master have to enter the martial arts world every sixteen years?
With such powerful martial arts techniques on Xia Ke Island, wouldn't it be even more dangerous for them to bring people up there?
What exactly is their purpose in inviting so many martial arts masters to Xia Ke Island?
In the first private room on the east side of the fifteenth floor.
Fusu said excitedly, "The Celestial Immortal didn't lie to me. It turns out there's a place for cultivating immortality hidden in the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Han chimed in, "This 'Tai Xuan Jing' sounds even more powerful than the 'Dao Xin Zhong Mo Gong'. If we could obtain it, His Majesty would surely be delighted."
"This matter is probably not that simple; there must be other tricks involved."
The Moon Goddess said coldly.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the private room fell silent.