Chapter 55

After listening to Yue Fangxing's proposal, Yue Buqun paced back and forth, his face filled with joy. He had been worrying about the affairs of the Sword Sect for some time, and now, hearing Yue Fangxing's proposal, he immediately realized that this was a way to fundamentally undermine the basis of the conflict between the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect. Imagine, if an institution dedicated to the study of sword techniques were established, the Sword Sect would be considered inferior to the Qi Sect in status. No matter how much it developed, it would only be on par with institutions that specialized in fist techniques, lightness skills, and hidden weapons, and how could it threaten the fundamental position of the Qi Sect? This was truly a method to cut off the root of the problem!

Although the establishment of such an institution by the Huashan Sect did not necessarily mean that the remnants of the Sword Sect would be involved, this proposal would ensure that there would be no more conflicts between the Qi and Sword Sects in the future. If the remnants of the Sword Sect were to provoke trouble and restart the conflict, they could be morally overpowered, leaving them with no words to say. If they insisted on a martial contest, it would be even better, as with his own and his wife's, son's, and disciples' martial arts, victory was guaranteed. He did not think the remnants of the Sword Sect were very strong; otherwise, they would have long come to Huashan to seize power and would not have remained hidden.

However, when Yue Buqun heard his son's lengthy explanation about teaching disciples, he understood his son's intention: he did not want to take charge of the Huashan Sect but was willing to lead the envisioned Teaching Hall, focusing on martial arts cultivation.

Yue Buqun also agreed with the idea of the Teaching Hall, as it could effectively prevent the interruption of Huashan martial arts, ensuring the prosperity of the Huashan Sect. Leading the Teaching Hall would give him control over all Huashan martial arts, including the Zixia Divine Skill. If Yue Fangxing wanted to practice the Zixia Divine Skill in the future, he could naturally do so.

Although Yue Buqun sighed a bit, he knew his son's obsession with martial arts and had anticipated his decision, so he could only tacitly accept it, saying, "Since that's the case, your eldest brother's skills are now sufficient. I will pass the Zixia Divine Skill to him."

Hearing this, Yue Fangxing was delighted, happy that Linghu Chong would learn the Zixia Divine Skill. He said, "That's best. If the eldest brother learns the Zixia Divine Skill, he won't lose to Tian Boguang."

Yue Fangxing remembered that in the original story, there was a part about passing the Zixia Divine Skill, but Linghu Chong's unstable nature caused him to miss the opportunity. Thinking of this, he said, "The traces in the cave on Sighing Cliff have not been erased. Now that the eldest brother is facing the wall there, won't he see them? He must not be misled!"

Yue Fangxing was referring to the cave within a cave discovered on Sighing Cliff. Although the martial arts inscribed on the walls had been copied, the traces had not been erased, only the entrance was blocked. Linghu Chong was now on Sighing Cliff and would likely see them, but he must not doubt the Huashan Sword Technique like in the original story.

Yue Buqun stroked his beard and said, "I told Chong to face the wall on Sighing Cliff and told him about this. He is now studying the Zhenyue Sword Technique on the cave walls. Since you are back, I will also pass the Zhenyue Sword Technique to you in a few days, along with the Xiyi Sword Technique!" The Zhenyue Sword Technique had been researched and perfected by Yue Buqun over many years. Given the current crisis of the sect, he naturally wanted to pass it to his disciples. However, among the disciples, only Linghu Chong and Yue Fangxing had reached the required level, and since Yue Fangxing was not around, he passed it to Linghu Chong first.

Hearing this, Yue Fangxing thought it was a good idea. At least Linghu Chong would not doubt the Huashan Sword Technique and delay his internal cultivation. He accepted the offer to learn the Zhenyue Sword Technique and the Xiyi Sword Technique. Although he already knew the Hunyuan Sword Technique and the techniques and countermeasures from the cave on Sighing Cliff, he thought it would be useful to learn the Zhenyue Sword Technique, especially since he would likely face the Shaolin Sect in the future. The Xiyi Sword Technique was one of the few high-level sword techniques remaining in Huashan, so he naturally wanted to learn it, as he would be the head of the envisioned Teaching Hall in the future.

However, Yue Fangxing was still a bit worried that Linghu Chong might miss the opportunity like in the original story. He said, "Tomorrow, I will go to Sighing Cliff to see the eldest brother. I haven't seen him in a long time and don't know how he is doing." He thought he should go and see for himself, so if Linghu Chong had any problems, he could address them early.

Yue Buqun lightly nodded in agreement. Seeing that it was already late and Yue Fangxing had no other matters, he was about to leave.

Yue Buqun said, "Go see Shan'er. She has been unwell these past few days."

Yue Fangxing was puzzled as to why he had not seen Yue Lingshan. Hearing that she was unwell, he recalled that there was such an event in the original story, but he was still curious. Shouldn't Yue Lingshan's martial arts be much stronger now? How could she fall ill? He asked about it.

Yue Buqun said, "She caught a cold from the wind on Sighing Cliff. Sigh! If I had known, I would have taught her the Yi Jin Duan Gu Zhang earlier. When she recovers, I will teach it to her." He felt quite guilty, although he used the Zixia Divine Skill to drive out the cold from her body, she still needed a few days to recover.

Yue Fangxing nodded and was about to go see Yue Lingshan when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Has Lin Pingzhi come to Huashan?"

Yue Buqun said, "He is taking care of his parents in Luoyang and did not come with us to Huashan." He asked curiously, "Why do you ask?"

Yue Fangxing said, "Nothing, I just remembered that he wanted to become a disciple in Hengshan City and wondered if he had come." In fact, he was thinking about whether Lin Pingzhi and Yue Lingshan would develop feelings for each other as in the original story. Hearing that Lin Pingzhi had not come to Huashan, Yue Fangxing felt relieved. As for the expectations he had for Lin Pingzhi, they were just a casual thought and not something he paid much attention to.

After that, Yue Fangxing got up to leave and went to see his sister Yue Lingshan.

Although Yue Lingshan was ill, she was still an internal martial arts expert, and with Yue Buqun's Zixia Divine Skill to drive out the cold, her condition was not too serious. She had already recovered a lot and was very happy to see Yue Fangxing return. She chatted with him for a while.

After talking for a while, Yue Fangxing suddenly asked, "Sister, what do you think of the eldest brother?"

Yue Lingshan said, "The eldest brother is very good! Why do you ask?"

Yue Fangxing said, "Not that, but what do you think of his character?" He emphasized the word "character."

Yue Lingshan finally understood what he meant and blushed, saying, "Is this something a younger brother should say? Did the eldest brother ask you to ask?"

Yue Fangxing protested, saying he had just returned and had not seen the eldest brother. Seeing Yue Lingshan's expression, he guessed her feelings for Linghu Chong. Since she was a girl, even though she was a martial artist, she could not take the initiative to say it. It seemed he had another task to do when he visited Linghu Chong tomorrow. No matter what, he had to make them clarify their feelings as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Yue Fangxing was a bit annoyed with Linghu Chong. At twenty-six or twenty-seven, he still did not take the initiative. Did he expect the girl to chase after him? He had to find a way to stoke the fire!