Chapter 529 I cultivate my noble spirit

The next morning, Li Mu rushed to the back mountain, where Yue Buqun had already arrived. He was currently practicing a set of sword techniques.
This set of sword techniques was quite unique, different from other sword techniques. The sword moves were like arcs. Li Mu immediately recognized it as the Iron Wire Sword Style, with the sword resembling an iron wire.
Don't be fooled by its ordinary name, this sword technique ranks among the Huashan Five Swords and has great renown in the martial world. It is truly a superior sword technique.
It seems that Yue Buqun intends to impart this sword technique to me today.
After Yue Buqun finished demonstrating a set of sword techniques, he nodded and said, "Here it comes!"
"Your foundation in the basic sword techniques is solid, and your internal strength has improved. Today, I will formally teach you one of the superior sword techniques of our Huashan Sect, the Iron Wire Sword Style."
After finishing speaking, Li Mu let him pick up the pine wood sword and officially begin the teaching.
Time flies, and the end of the year is approaching. With the assistance of the learning card, I have completed the Iron Wire Sword Style and have made some progress.
In the morning, after finishing breakfast, Li Mu saw Bai Er rushing in.
"Young Escort Master, the Year's supply prepared by the Chief Escort is here. Among them are also gifts for Mr. Yue and his wife, as well as for all of you senior brothers. They are currently at the foot of the mountain. When would be a suitable time for us to deliver them?"
Li Mu was taken aback. He didn't expect that the Chinese New Year was approaching so quickly, and Lin Zhennan had already prepared festive goods. It must have been about two months since he set off from Fujian to Huashan.
Thinking about his half-year journey in Huashan, he had been diligently practicing without even leaving the mountains once.
"No rush, let's go down the mountain first and see if the branch office of the escort bureau at the foot of Huashan has been established."
White Er bowed and replied, "It has been established. It was just completed last month. The head escort sent Shi and Zheng here to deliver New Year goods this time. These two escorts will stay here permanently, managing the business of the bureau in this area and running errands for the young escort."
Li Mu nodded and said: "I haven't seen Captain Shi or Captain Zheng for a long time. It's a good opportunity to meet them and introduce them to our substation at the foot of Mount Huashan."
With that, the two of them went down Mount Huashan together.
The escort agency is located in a nearby town. Bai Er led the way and soon arrived at the entrance of the escort agency.
However, at this moment, there were a lot of people gathered here, and it was unclear what had happened.
Li Mu is not yet thirteen years old, not tall, and cannot see what is happening inside. He asked Bai Er, "Go and find out what happened."
Hearing this, Bai Er quickly squeezed into the crowd and soon came out, his face flushed, saying, "Young Master, there is a local escort agency in Huayin County. They saw that we came from out of town and invited a master from Tiejianmen to challenge us. Shi Biaotou and Zheng Biaotou are not opponents."
"Shao Biaotou, why don't we go back to Huashan?"
Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, take me inside and let me have a look."
Bai Er hesitated for a moment and then cleared the way in front, finally allowing Li Mu to squeeze in.
First of all, catching the eye is a young man in his twenties, carrying a sword on his back, proudly standing there with a masterful and lonely look on his face. This is probably what the Iron Sword Sect refers to as a master.
On the other side, Zhou Biaotou and Shi Biaotou were half lying on the ground, with a few bodyguards standing in front of them bravely.
Seeing Bai Er leading Li Mu in, Shi Biaotou and Zhou Biaotou slowly got up while holding their chests: "Young Master."
"Good to see you, Shaobiaotou!"
"Shaobiaotou, you're here."
"Shaobiaotou, you go back to Huashan first. We'll handle things here."
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Li Muchong and the others nodded and didn't speak, turning their heads to look at the expert from the Iron Sword Clan. At that moment, the expert from the Iron Sword Clan also looked over, wearing a mocking expression as he said, "You're their Shaobiaotou?"
Li Mu did not answer and slowly drew out his long sword, asking, "Did you beat up the person?"
The master of the Iron Sword Sect laughed when he saw Li Mu draw out his long sword, bending over and laughing, "You little brat, how old are you? Do you want to fight with me? Have you weaned yet?"
Li Mutie's Tie Xian Sword style has been gradually honed to a high level, making him eager to find someone to spar with. Upon hearing this, his long sword trembled.
"Stop talking nonsense. Do you dare or not?"
The master of the Tie Xian Sword sect felt insulted by a young child, as if he had been disrespected. His face was filled with anger as he drew out his long sword and said, "I'm not afraid of you."
Li Mu sneered: "That's good."
After speaking, he took a deep breath, calmed down his thoughts, focused his mind, gradually cleared his mind, neither sad nor happy, and the "Iron Wire Sword Style" flowed through his mind one by one.
With a shake of the wrist, a sword was thrust out, and the longsword made a buzzing clear sound.
The master of the Iron Sword Gate was startled and hastily wielded his sword to defend. Li Mu's intention was to test his swordsmanship and assess the practical effect of the Iron Wire Sword Style, and he had no intention of ending the battle with just one or two strikes.
Wait for Jianzhao to use old, and don't force the enemy to be hurt, with a flick of the wrist, the sword follows a half arc and comes back.
Next, it is still a straight stab. The master of the Iron Sword Gate blocks it again in a panic. The long sword in Li Mu's hand cuts through the air in a long arc and comes back again.
Next, Li Mu's sword strikes became faster and faster, and the sound of breaking the air was constant. The long sword left behind curved remnants in the air.
The experts from the Iron Sword Sect suddenly felt a chill, and at this moment, Li Mu also sheathed his sword and stood there.
Just as the expert from the Iron Sword Sect was about to say something to hold up the situation, a gust of wind blew by, causing his clothes to suddenly turn into strips of cloth that floated down with the wind.
It was only then that he noticed that his body was covered in curving bloodstains, seemingly appearing out of nowhere. Although the wounds were not deep, only skin-deep, they were still horrifying.
It is not difficult to draw so many bloodlines on oneself and think to wipe someone's neck.
Thinking of this, in addition to feeling relieved, there is no time to care about dignity, let alone talking tough. Without even wanting the sword, he held his head and rushed out of the crowd, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
The crowd around was shocked, never expecting that the formidable person just now was defeated by a teenager.
Shi Biaotou, Zheng Biaotou, Bai Er, and the other escorts all looked at Li Mu with astonishment and joy.
They didn't understand before, why would a young master with a good upbringing choose to endure hardships and train in martial arts on Mount Huashan. Now they understand.
They are even more excited, the young head of the escort is so skilled in martial arts. With him leading, not only will Fuwei Escort Agency have successors, but their reputation in the martial arts world will also soar. They too will share in the glory.
After the ceremony, surrounded by a crowd, Li Mu walked into the escort office and saw the New Year's goods sent by Lin Zhen Nan from afar. The first thing he saw was two boxes of new clothes, including brocade clothes, elegant robes, and training clothes... everything for all seasons.
Then there are various specialties from Fujian and some exotic small gadgets from overseas, as well as a snowy white pony, said to be a purebred Dayuan horse. There are also two Qingfeng swords crafted by skilled artisans. Li Mu drew out one and with a clang, the cold light was chilling, much better than the standard long swords used by Huashan disciples.
And, because he is still underage and has a different hand shape from adults, the hilt of the sword was specially made to fit him perfectly.
In addition, there are also five boxes of century-old ginseng, a box full of precious medicinal herbs.
In addition to these miscellaneous things, this escort agency has set aside several thousand taels of silver on its account for his use, which can be supplemented at any time if it's not enough.
He also looked at the New Year's gifts that Lin Zhennan gave to Yue Buqun and his wife and the senior brothers and sisters. They were meticulously prepared and can be considered as a significant and valuable gift.
Li Mu also prepared a gift for Lin Zhennan and his wife, not something else, but a letter advising them to have another child while they are young and take good care of them.
Lin Zhennan is 35 years old this year, and Mrs. Lin is 32 years old, in their prime years, it is appropriate to have another child.
Unknown what the two individuals' reactions would be when they read this letter, but Li Mu really hopes they will have another child. To fulfill his filial duty for Lin Pingzhi.
After staying at the foot of the mountain for two days, Li Mu toured around Huayin County and stopped by the troublemaking escort agency. This time, the other party was very polite and immediately softened when they saw him. It was not just because of his martial arts skills, but also because of his identity as a disciple of Huashan.
According to Lin Zhen-Nan's principle of development for the Fuwei Escort Agency, it is better to make friends than to make enemies. Li Mu does not even bother to pursue the matter and leaves it to Shi and Zheng, the escort heads, to handle.
However, after this incident, Li Mu gained quite a reputation in the vicinity. It became known that among the disciples of Mount Hua, apart from Linghu Chong, there is another young disciple with exceptional swordsmanship.
Many martial arts figures nearby sighed and marveled, saying that it was true that Huashan, which used to rival Shaolin and Wudang, has a profound heritage. It has only declined for a short period of time, and a new generation of disciples has already emerged.
In the future, the martial arts world in the Shaanxi region will still belong to Huashan.
He returned to Huashan again, but this time he was not alone. He was accompanied by a group of people, with two carriages following behind him.
When Zheng Biaotou, representing Lin Zhennan, presented the gifts one by one, Huashan became a lively and festive scene.
Especially for some disciples who come from poor backgrounds, they have never received such valuable gifts in their entire lives. They all smile happily.
Li Mu continued to study hard and practice diligently. This time, he added another task: reading, especially some Taoist classics.
Huashan has its origins in the Daoist tradition. It is fine to have shallow martial arts skills, but once the martial arts skills become advanced, it is necessary to study some Daoist classics.
This time, he bought many relevant books in Huayin County, such as "Huangting Waijingjing" "Huangting Neijingjing" "Yushu Jing" "Taishang Laojun Neiguanjing" "Dongxuan Lingbao Dingguan Jing" "Taishang Ganying Pian" "Chongyang Lijiao Shiwulun" "Taishang Laojun Shuo Chang Qingjing" and so on!
However, the reading difficulty of these books is a bit high, and he often finds them confusing and unclear.
Fortunately, there are also many books stored on Mount Huashan, especially Daoist classics, many of which have annotations and commentaries by previous Mount Huashan seniors.
The Li Mu Plan, first find some simple introductory books to start reading, and Yue Buqun is also a knowledgeable person, so he will not be without someone to ask when he encounters something he doesn't understand.
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The year soon passed, and Li Mu grew one year older. Yue Buqun attended a Five Mountains Alliance meeting, and when he returned, he had a serious expression on his face for a few days, but he became stricter in supervising his disciples.
Especially the two most talented disciples, Li Mu and Linghuchong.
Li Mu is fine, both his internal strength and swordsmanship talents are exceptional, he has no weaknesses. Whatever you teach him, he will learn and understand immediately.
No matter whether it is Bao Yuan Gong, Hua Shan Ru Men Jian Fa, or Tie Xian Jian Shi, they have all been mastered and progressed rapidly.
Even the recently taught Hua Shan Shen Fa, Li Mu has learned extremely quickly.
Linghu Chong? He is a genius with a specialization in swordsmanship. He has excellent talent in swordsmanship and can master any sword technique with ease. As for internal energy cultivation, although his aptitude is not bad, it pales in comparison to his talent in swordsmanship.
Li Mu only knew at this time that Linghu Chong's cultivated internal skill was also the Abdominal Breathing Technique, and he was at the third level. Three years ago, when Linghu Chong was only sixteen years old, he broke through to the third level of the Abdominal Breathing Technique. Now, three years later, Linghu Chong is already nineteen years old, but he is still at the third level, showing no signs of any breakthrough, which greatly infuriates Yue Buqun.
In fact, the transition from the third level to the fourth level is a big hurdle and cannot be achieved in one go. Just like Lin Zhennan, who has been practicing the Zhengyang Gong for seven or eight years and still hasn't broken through to the fourth level, this is actually normal.
But for Yue Buqun, Linghu Chong, as a senior disciple of Huashan, represents to some extent the face of Huashan. And the third and fourth levels are also a dividing line of strength. Ordinary people in the martial arts world, if they can reach the third level, they are basically at the peak.
If one can cultivate their inner strength to the fourth level, they are generally the specially trained direct disciples of the major sects and schools.
Although Mount Hua is quite desolate now, it used to be one of the top sects in the world. As the senior disciple, Linghu Chong hasn't even reached the fourth level in his inner strength cultivation, making him no different from ordinary people in the martial world. How can Yue Buqun feel satisfied with this?
Although Linghu Chong relies on his superb swordsmanship and is able to defeat those martial artists who have reached the fourth level of internal strength, Yue Buqun is still very angry.
The Huashan sect emphasizes the use of Qi as the foundation and focuses on using Qi to control the sword. However, Linghu Chong's swordsmanship is even more powerful than his internal strength. To some extent, as the representative disciple of Huashan, he has deviated from the principle of prioritizing Qi over the sword of the Huashan sect.
As a result, Yue Buqun became stricter with Linghu Chong, urging him to practice his inner strength diligently every day. Two days ago, when he went down the mountain secretly to buy alcohol and was caught, he was directly punished by being sent to the Siguoya Cliff to face the wall for a month.
The disciples of Mount Hua became even more diligent in their practice after witnessing Yue Buqun's strictness.
As a result, Li Mu, who was known for his discipline, found it rather easy. Yue Buqun knew that Li Mu was self-disciplined and managed his practice time on his own.
After incorporating reading into his schedule, in addition to practicing martial arts, he sets aside a considerable amount of time every day to read Daoist classics and often seeks guidance from Yue Buqun.
Yue Buqun is also a book lover. He has basically read all the books in Hua Shan and understands that the essence of martial arts lies in delving into the Daoist classics.
Previously, he had also urged Linghu Chong to study hard, but unfortunately Linghu Chong was indecisive and not someone who could sit still. Yue Buqun had no choice but to let it go and did not force him in the end.
Li Mu had such a mindset and he was naturally happy. He personally recommended some introductory books on Daoism and if Li Mu didn't understand anything, he would explain them patiently and tirelessly.
Like this, Li Mu absorbs various knowledge like a sponge, and his martial arts skills have not been neglected. His internal strength and swordsmanship are progressing rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, it was the second half of the year, autumn season. Suddenly, Yue Buqun asked him to study the Four Books and Five Classics, and explained Confucian concepts to him, particularly emphasizing a detailed study of Mencius.
And so, after two or three months, Yue Buqun taught him a new sword technique called "Cultivating My Sword".
The idea of Cultivating My Sword is derived from "Mencius"!
"I excel in nurturing my expansive and powerful aura, reaching the utmost greatness and strength, maintaining integrity without causing harm, thus becoming invincible in the world!"
孟轲正气歌曾曰：
浩然正气道义中，至大至刚直养通；
充塞宇宙外无大，其内无小太素功。
一套养吾剑法共三十六招，李牧每天习一招，月余时间便已学全。这套养吾剑如谦谦君子一般，以不争为要旨，用来也是攻少守多，招式讲究蓄力聚势，气力用四分留六分，守中带攻！
Therefore, the cultivation of my sword is also known for its defensive capabilities, known as the "Three-foot Green Edge" in my hand, impervious to water and invulnerable to needles. It is an extremely rare and superior Confucian swordsmanship.
The Quanzhen Sect claims to combine the three teachings, so it is not surprising that the Huashan Sect, which inherits part of the Quanzhen Sect's teachings, possesses Confucian swordsmanship.
This time, Li Mu learned slowly, relying on Wuwu Sword not practice but realization.
If one can't understand the Confucian spirit, no matter how precise the moves are, it would only be a good set of swordsmanship. It wouldn't be able to bring out the reputation of the Qingfeng Sword, making three feet around the body forbidden ground.
Anyway, Li Mu is not as good as me. There will always be a day when I become skilled.
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