Chapter 4 Sword Demon Valley
Wudang Mountain is located in Danjiangkou, Shiyan City, northwest of Hubei Province, and belongs to the eastern section of Daba Mountain. Also known as Taihe Mountain, Xieluo Mountain, Gan Shangshan Mountain, Xianshi Mountain, it was known as "Taiyue", "Xuanyue" and "Dayue". The west boundary Duhe River, the east boundary Nanhe River, the north boundary Hanhe River, the south boundary Jundian River, and the south boundary Jundian River, the south boundary Jundian River, and the south boundary of the Shennongjia primeval forest, which is vast and vast inhabitable in the north, and the north boundary of Danjiangkou Reservoir.
Song Ming got off Wudang Mountain, found a boat, and went down the river. In this era, the speed of boarding a boat was faster than riding a horse. The so-called "the monkeys on both sides of the shore can't stop crying, and the light boat has passed thousands of mountains." That's not just a saying. Song Ming flowed down the water and arrived in Xiangyang the next day under the boatman's rowing boat.
This Xiangyang is located in the northwest of Hubei, in the hinterland of the Han River, and Xiangyang is named after its location on the Yang of the Xiang River. The Han River passes through the city and divides into Xiangyang and Fancheng on both sides of the north and south, facing each other across the river. Due to the dangerous terrain, it has been a must-fight place for military strategists since ancient times.
During the Three Kingdoms, several wars broke out around Xiangyang. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Guo Jing, the "Xiangyang Hero" led the martial arts heroes to help defend Xiangyang, which made the Mongolian army not conquered Xiangyang for more than 30 years and could not destroy the Southern Song Dynasty.
The demise of the Southern Song Dynasty was also the destruction of Xiangyang by the Mongolian Tartars. The gates of Hubei were opened, and the Iron Cavalry of the Tartars rushed in. In just one or two years, the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed. The emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty was carried by Lu Xiufu and jumped off Yashan and committed suicide by jumping into the sea, opening up the situation of "no China after Yashan". Yuan Meng occupied all the beautiful rivers and mountains.
Xiangyang was in full war at that time, and now it is now dilapidated, no longer as prosperous as the former military center. Song Ming looked at the dilapidated city walls of Xiangyang, and today he could still feel the smoke of gunpowder left by the beacons on the city walls, which made Song Ming feel deeply.
Song Ming asked the boatman to stop in Xiangyang. He entered Xiangyang and came to an inn. He ordered some dishes. The waiter brought the dishes to the table. Song Ming hurriedly called the waiter: "Brother, go slowly, I have something to ask."
"Oh, just give me some instructions, and I will tell you everything." The waiter smiled flatteringly.
"Haha, I just want to ask my second brother if I know, there is a poisonous snake with golden light faintly visible from Xiangyang City." Song Ming said.
"The poisonous snake with golden light faintly appeared all over the body?" The waiter pretended to be thoughtful, grabbed his ears and cheeks, but his eyes were staring at Song Ming.
Song Ming was stunned at first, then reacted and couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that this tip was not just Hyundai. Song Ming shook his head, took out a piece of silver from his arms, stuffed it into Xiao Er's hand, and said, "Is that enough?"
"Enough is enough." The waiter measured it with his hand pad, and then he had a smile on his face, his eyes almost slit up. The waiter carefully put the silver in his pocket and said, "The guest asked me what I was right."
"Oh." Song Ming glanced at the waiter and couldn't refuse.
"Don't believe it, guest officer." When the waiter saw that Song Ming didn't believe it, he was anxious and said, "My family lives in the suburbs of Xiangyang. My grandfather and father make a living by hunting. My grandfather told me about poisonous snakes with golden lights faintly all over the body. However, this kind of poisonous snake is very venomous and dare not eat it, so my grandfather stopped hunting and killing it later."
"Oh, it seems you really know." Song Ming looked dispensable on the surface, but he was very happy in his heart. The so-called "I searched without any effort when I found it." I think that's it.
"Okay, as long as you lead the way, this is yours." Song Ming said and took out another piece of silver from his arms.
"Okay, okay, don't worry, guest." The waiter nodded and smiled.
It was really 'money can make the devil push the mill'. Fortunately, when Song Ming left Wudang Mountain, he brought enough money just in case. After all, 'the man is in the world and he can't help himself'. Otherwise, there would be no money, and he would want the horse to run fast, but he would not eat grass.' How could it be so cheap?
It turned out that Song Ming asked the boatman to let him go in Xiangyang, but he remembered the Sword Demon Valley outside Xiangyang, and wanted to try his luck to see if he could obtain the sword Demon inheritance.
Song Ming practiced Wudang sword technique for many years and knew that Wudang Sect's sword technique was good, but it was not as great as the world. So when he passed by Xiangyang, he remembered the Sword Demon Valley. If the sword demon "Dugu Qiubai" alone discussed the sword technique, it would definitely be the number one existence in Jin Yong's martial arts. If he could obtain the inheritance of the sword demon, it would be of great benefit to his martial arts.
Song Ming had a full meal, then got into a carriage hired by the waiter in the city, and then ran to the outskirts of Xiangyang without stopping.
"Customer, this is this forest!" The waiter grabbed the carriage and said.
When Song Ming came out of the carriage, he saw the forest full of lushness. He didn't know how big this deep forest was, so he asked the waiter to go back by himself and entered the forest by himself. After walking for an hour, he finally came to a different valley.
The valley is very long and winding, and it is impossible to see at first sight.
Among them is a waterfall hanging upside down and a flying flow down. Although it is less than three thousand feet, it is at least a thousand feet.
Not to mention that this place is rarely visited, even the ferocious beasts like tigers and leopards have never appeared.
Song Ming observed it and thought that there were probably most of the Sword Demon Valley here. Then he walked in and saw weeds growing in the valley, which was a little desolate. The more he walked, the lower the terrain became. It was not until the bottom of the valley that he found a dark cave on the mountain wall.
"Oh, maybe no one has arrived at this Sword Demon Valley since the 'Divine Condor Hero' Yang passed away." Song Ming sighed in his heart. This valley was extremely desolate, and no one has arrived in many years.
As for the Pusi Qu snake, Song Ming walked in the forest for countless miles, but he had never seen a Pusi Qu snake.
Song Ming searched in the valley and searched for it for a long time. Finally, he saw a pile of rocks rising from the corner of the cave, which looked like a tomb. He thought to himself: "This should be Dugu Qiubai's tomb."
I looked up again and saw words on the cave wall, but they were covered with dust and could not see clearly in the darkness.
Song Ming took out the fire slap from his arms, ignited it, then used his internal force, waved his sleeves, and a gust of wind flew up, sweeping away all the dust and other debris on the wall. Song Ming waved his hand, and after a while, he walked in and looked at it. He saw that three lines of words appeared on the cave wall. Although the murals were not so clear after a long time, they could still tell that they were marked with extremely sharp weapons.
"I have been circling the world for more than 30 years, killing all the enemies and defeating all the heroes, and there is no way to resist the world. I can only live in seclusion in the deep valley and regard Diao as my friend. Alas, I have been seeking an enemy in my life but cannot get it, and I am truly lonely and embarrassed."
When Song Ming saw this line of words, he couldn't help but be impressed by the style of the "Sword Demon" Dugu Qiubai, and said in his heart: "What a 'Sword Demon' Dugu Qiubai!"
It’s just a pity that no matter how high his martial arts were during his lifetime, he could not withstand the erosion of time. In the end, he still turned into a pile of loess and buried underground for a long time, no different from ordinary people.
Song Ming searched in the cave to see if he could find his unique skills. But what disappointed Song Ming was that he searched it all, but he had no idea what he had learned.
Song Ming left the cave and walked carefully in the valley. However, after walking around a stone wall, he found that his eyes changed. It was exactly the opposite of the previous deserted valley. He saw lush trees and the fragrance of flowers in the air. He took a deep breath and felt refreshed. He walked more than a mile and came to a cliff.
The cliff is like a huge screen, rising into the sky. About twenty feet above the ground in the middle of the cliff, a large stone three or four feet square grows, which looks like a platform, with words vaguely carved on the stone.
The Song and Ming dynasties started the Wudang Tidal Clouds, as light as flying swallows, and they stepped onto a big stone. After a closer look, they saw that the word "Sword Tomb". These two big words were as natural as they were printed on the cliff.
Only then did Song Ming realize that this time it was Dugu Qiubai's "Sword Tomb", where the sword was buried.
"Is it because Dugu Qiubai put his unique skills in the 'Sword Tomb' and left them to those who are destined to be later generations?" Song Ming thought to himself, using the Wudang Ladder Clouds and jumping towards the bottomless cliff. With his current martial arts, he also has the 'Longquan Sword' in his hand. Even if he jumps off the cliff, he can also cut the cliff to slow down the downward force and will not fall to death.
Song Ming only felt the wind whistling in his ears, and he used his strength. He stepped on his feet in the void, which slowed down his falling speed. After a few breaths, Song Ming saw a pine tree growing on the cliff below, and his body fell on the pine tree to stabilize his body. Song Ming saw that there was a platform in this place, with a large stone standing on the platform, and the stone also had the word "Sword Tomb". Song Ming stepped forward and saw a smaller stone carving written on the side of the stone's "Sword Tomb": "Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai is invincible in the world, so he buried his sword here. Alas! The heroes are holding their hands, and the long sword is empty, which is also a pity for his husband!"
It’s just that time has been too long and I can’t see clearly. Song Ming had to dig three feet into the ground, but unfortunately the sword buried had already rusted and corroded, and it was beyond recognition. As for the so-called sword technique, it was even more missing.
"It's a pity that the 'Sword Demon' is invincible in an era. It's only been so many years, and its unique skills have been lost. It's not heard of in the world. In such a big world, no one knows his legend." Song Ming was quite moved.
It is said that a new generation of people in the world has replaced old people, and this is true. Not to mention Dugu Qiubai, and not to mention the five great masters a hundred years ago, how many people in the world know about it?
The biggest existence in today's world is the founder of the Wudang Sect, "Zhang Sanfeng". Zhang Sanfeng is the myth, a martial arts myth, and an existence that one person suppresses an era.
Song Ming restored the "Sword Tomb" to its original state, looked at the "Sword Tomb" deeply, used the Wudang Tidal Clouds, and continued to go up the cliff. It took more than half an hour to return to the top of the cliff. Song Ming took a step and left in the opposite direction of the Sword Demon Valley. Since the Sword Demon Valley has no sword Demon inheritance, it is like the Bosi Qu Snake, what's the use of staying in this desolate valley?
Chapter completed!