Seeing Yue Buqun’s reaction, Lian Cheng immediately felt confident.
It was clear that Old Yue only cared about increasing his strength, and didn’t care whether the Xuanming Divine Palm was poisonous or not.
After all, this was a man who was willing to castrate himself for strength. Even though he wasn’t as ruthless as he would be in the later chapters of the original story, he was still decisive.
Still, Lian Cheng reminded him, "Master, this Xuanming Divine Palm is extremely poisonous. I don’t know if it will conflict with your Zixia Divine Skill, so be careful. We can’t afford to lose you, Master!"
"Don’t worry, I’m aware of the risks."
Yue Buqun patted his second disciple’s shoulder with a smile. "If this Xuanming Divine Palm is truly that powerful, then I’ll even dispel the true energy of my Zixia Divine Skill to learn it. I’ll do it to better protect the Huashan Sect!"
Master…
Linghu Chong was deeply moved.
If a year ago, Linghu Chong had learned to understand his master’s hardships through Lian Cheng’s guidance, he now felt it firsthand.
His master had always been known as the Gentleman’s Sword, a righteous Confucian scholar. But to protect the Huashan Sect, he was willing to give up his skill to learn this poisonous palm technique and disregard his own image. How great!
He had to become stronger quickly, otherwise how could he relieve his master’s burdens?
"Haha, but all of this is only possible if we find the Xuanming Divine Palm first!"
Yue Buqun added with a smile, while secretly thinking about the location of this martial art.
He knew quite a bit about the Chen family.
After all, his reputation as the Huashan Sect’s righteous leader spread far and wide, and he liked to make friends with all sorts of heroes and talented individuals. The nearby Chen martial arts family was naturally one of his acquaintances.
He had even sparred with Chen Nan before.
However, at the time, he had deemed Chen Nan’s Cold Palm to be too low-level, so he hadn’t paid much attention to it.
He hadn’t expected to find out today that this so-called Cold Palm was actually the lost Xuanming Divine Palm. It was truly unbelievable!
The Chen family was able to turn a powerful martial art into a second-rate one. It was clear that they had terrible talent. If they couldn’t learn it, then he, Yue Buqun, would learn it!
"Where could it be hidden? Judging by Chen Nan’s personality..."
Yue Buqun started searching, looking in the study, bedroom, warehouse, and even the secret room, but found nothing.
He just hoped that the killer hadn’t taken it.
Knowing he couldn’t afford to be impatient, Yue Buqun returned to the study, hoping to find some clues in the books.
He picked up the Chen family genealogy, and was surprised when he opened the cover. He had thought it wasn’t that thick when his disciple was holding it, but the cover was actually very sturdy.
Seeing Yue Buqun touch the cover, Lian Cheng immediately thought of the 42 Chapters of the Scripture from the Deer and Cauldrons, and his eyes lit up.
"Master, the cover of this genealogy is so thick, maybe it has a hidden compartment. The secret martial art could be hidden inside!"
"Yes!"
Yue Buqun suddenly realized, and quickly took out his dagger to carefully cut open the cover.
Soon, a piece of white paper was retrieved from the compartment. It was filled with densely packed small characters, but the most striking were the four large characters: Xuanming Divine Palm!
"We found it! Haha! Master, you found it!" Linghu Chong exclaimed in joy.
"Master, cut open the other side of the cover too, just in case we miss anything!" Lian Cheng reminded him.
Yue Buqun acted immediately and cut open the other side of the cover, but it was empty. It seemed like this single sheet of white paper was the complete Xuanming Divine Palm manual.
The three of them were ecstatic, as if they could already see the bright future of the Huashan Sect.
Yue Buqun glanced at the sky and quickly put away the white paper carefully. “It’s getting late, the killer will return once they realize they haven’t found the manual. We’ll each find a hiding place, and we’ll strike as soon as they arrive, we can’t let any of them escape. This isn’t just for the bounty, it’s also to prevent the existence of this divine palm from being exposed.”
"We understand!!"
Lian Cheng and Linghu Chong accepted their orders and found their own hiding places.
Yue Buqun was in a very good mood. The Xuanming Divine Palm, a powerful martial art, was now the Huashan Sect’s treasured secret. Once he mastered it, he wouldn’t be afraid of the Songshan Sect, or Zuo Lengchan, or even the Sun Moon Divine Sect and Dongfang Bubai!
After all, even Zuo Lengchan and Dongfang Bubai couldn’t compare to Zhang Sanfeng. Bai Sun Lao Ren was able to fight Zhang Sanfeng using the Xuanming Divine Palm. Who was weaker, who was stronger?
He would learn it properly. Even if it meant giving up his Zixia Skill, he would learn it!
He would lead the Huashan Sect back to its peak!
Night fell and the entire Huayin County grew quiet. However, no one noticed a group of people scaling the rooftops and walls in the shadows. Their movements were so stealthy that even a house cat wouldn’t have noticed them.
Soon, the group arrived at the Chen family compound.
The leader spoke in an old, raspy voice: "Xue Xiangzhu, I’ve come in person this time. I hope you don’t disappoint me.”
"Elder Du, don’t worry. Even if I had to dig up the whole place, I would find the treasure for you!"
The young man called Xue Xiangzhu quickly responded, then turned to the others and said in a low voice, "Listen up! Be thorough and don’t miss a single detail. Even if you have to turn the entire house upside down, you must find the manual. Otherwise, you’ll suffer the consequences!"
The other subordinates quickly replied, "We understand!"
They were about to disperse, but suddenly froze. Xue Xiangzhu and Elder Du also immediately became alert.
A middle-aged man with a refined appearance descended from the sky. He held a folding fan in his hand, with a sword hanging from his waist, and his bearing was both elegant and refined. But the scariest thing was his aura.
Elder Du’s voice was old and heavy: "The Huashan Sect’s Leader, Yue Buqun?!"
Yue Buqun laughed out loud: "Seems like I was right. It was the Demon Sect that massacred the entire Chen family! Today, Yue will do justice for heaven and eliminate all the Demon Sect’s evil!
"Hmph! You think you can do it alone? You’re being too arrogant!"
As soon as Elder Du finished speaking, Lian Cheng and Linghu Chong leaped out from behind, forming a triangle that surrounded the Demon Sect members.
Linghu Chong roared loudly, "Demon Sect scum! Surrender now!"
Seeing that they were only two young children, and that they were asking them to surrender, the Demon Sect members started laughing loudly, as if they had heard a huge joke.
Lian Cheng said, "Big brother, that Xue Xiangzhu looks like he’s full of brawn. He must be the one who killed Chen Feng. He’s definitely a second-rate martial artist. We might have some trouble if we face him alone. Do you want to handle him, or shall I?”
Linghu Chong was not afraid at all. "I'm the older brother, so I’ll handle it."
Lian Cheng shrugged. "Then I’ll deal with those other trash."
Yue Buqun nodded. “Then I’ll deal with that first-rate Elder Du. No more talk, let’s do it!”
He swiftly drew his sword from his waist, and his face instantly filled with purple energy. However, it was night, so they couldn’t see. All they saw was him leaping forward, using the Lingbo Weibu footwork, instantly reaching Elder Du.
His sword pierced towards Elder Du’s lower abdomen, the attack was extremely fierce.
The Nurturing Sword Technique!
Nurturing righteous qi, nurturing one’s own being!
Yue Buqun was most skilled in this sword technique. Using his Zixia true energy, it was powerful and awe-inspiring.