Meng Xiuyuan did not refuse this "Great Shift of the Universe".
After all, it was a magical skill that was delivered to my door, known as the highest level of martial arts in the Western Regions. As a martial artist, Meng Xiuyuan had no reason to give up on it.
However, given his character, he would not take advantage of Xiao Zhao in vain.
"Okay, then let's make a deal with this.
You can stay with me from now on. As long as I am here, the enemies that Mrs. Han provoked during her lifetime will not dare to touch you.
And during this time, I will try my best to teach you some martial arts as compensation.
what do you think?"
Meng Xiuyuan leaned down slightly and asked Xiao Zhao in a consultative tone.
Xiao Zhao has a very good idea. She seemed to have guessed that Meng Xiuyuan would say this. As soon as he said these words, Xiao Zhao nodded immediately:
"If Master Meng is willing to take me in, that would be great.
Xiao Zhao doesn't expect to learn martial arts from heroes, he just wants to have a place to live.
I am willing to be a slave and a maidservant, and serve Master Meng well."
Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, sighing secretly that Xiao Zhao was inevitably influenced by Dai Qisi. He was more scheming at a young age, and his speech was not as straightforward as a child of this age.
But think about it, if she was just an ordinary child, how could she sneak into Guangmingding and steal magical powers?
Thinking of this, Meng Xiuyuan let out a breath, and then softly comforted:
"Don't worry, you don't need to tell me this deliberately, I just don't want to take advantage of you.
If I say I want to teach you martial arts, I will naturally teach you.
But you don't need to be a disciple, let alone be a maid.
One day in the future, when you grow up and become successful in martial arts, and you want to leave, I won't stop you."
When Xiao Zhao heard what Meng Xiuyuan said, he couldn't help but feel the sincerity in his words. He just lowered his head slightly and said "hmm" softly.
Seeing the situation, Meng Xiu said no more to her and only patted her shoulder gently to comfort her.
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In the afternoon of that day, Meng Xiuyuan helped Xiao Zhao handle Dai Qisi's funeral affairs, cremated her body, and buried her at the top of a beautiful peak in the Kunlun Mountains.
During this period, Xiao Zhao cried hard for several times, until his voice became hoarse and his body was drained of strength, until finally his frail figure staggered in the wind and snow and fell headfirst into the snow.
Meng Xiuyuan had no choice but to carry her on his back and bring her back to Cuigu.
"Master!" "Little Master Uncle!" "Master Meng"
After many days, Zhou Zhiruo and the other two couldn't help but be very excited when they saw Meng Xiuyuan's sudden return.
Especially Zhou Zhiruo, who frowned and pouted, rushed up to Meng Xiuyuan and kept asking him why he had been away for so long without leaving any message to them, which made her worry for many days.
Meng Xiuyuan smiled when he heard this and just said "Sorry" before putting the sleeping Xiao Zhao down on his back.
Seeing this, Zhou Zhiruo became increasingly angry and couldn't help but clenched her fists secretly.
Although she couldn't argue with Meng Xiuyuan, the master, due to etiquette, she couldn't help but asked angrily to Meng Xiuyuan:
"Master, you've been away for so many days just because of her?
Why do you bring back a beautiful girl every time you go down the mountain..."
"Don't make trouble." Meng Xiuyuan shook his head in confusion and said:
"This is the daughter of the Purple Shirt Dragon King, her name is Han Xiaozhao.
Her mother is dead and I just finished helping with the funeral arrangements when she fainted from crying."
"ah!"
When the three of them heard this, they all exclaimed in surprise. No one expected that this would actually be the case.
Among them, A Li was naturally the one who reacted the most violently. He pulled Meng Xiuyuan's sleeve in disbelief and asked Meng Xiuyuan over and over again, "My mother-in-law is dead?" "What's going on?!"
Seeing the situation, Meng Xiu did not answer her immediately. Instead, he first carried Xiao Zhao to Zhou Zhiruo's room and put him down. Then he turned around and explained the events of the past few days to the three of them.
The matter was not complicated at all, and in just a few words, they all understood the ins and outs of it.
"Master, I'm sorry..." Zhou Zhiruo understood the reason at this time and couldn't help but feel guilty. She took the initiative to admit her mistake to Meng Xiuyuan, lowering her head and blushing without daring to say anything more.
Yin Li, on the other hand, looked ugly, turned around and left without saying a word, and went to take Xiao Zhao out of Zhou Zhiruo's house and send him straight back to her own room.
Zhang Wuji, the warm man, naturally followed closely, whether to comfort A Li or to help take care of Xiao Zhao.
Meng Xiuyuan saw this situation, and couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart. This A Li was affectionate and righteous, and with her taking care of him, he thought Xiao Zhao would recover from the grief of losing his mother faster.
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In this way, the storm has finally passed. Except for one more person in the green valley, not much has changed.
Meng Xiuyuan returned to the state of concentrating on practice. Apart from occasionally giving instructions to Zhou Zhiruo and the other four, he spent most of the remaining time practicing alone by the waterfall and pool.
"Nine Yang Divine Skills" and "Physical Fitness Technique", one of these two skills is used to quickly accumulate true energy, and the other is used to consume true energy to strengthen the body. From morning to night every day, Meng Xiuyuan's practice has reached a closed loop.
Although this kind of practice is boring and the effect is not very obvious, Meng Xiuyuan still enjoys it as he feels the solid progress of his body.
After all, if you don’t accumulate steps, you won’t be able to reach a thousand miles; if you don’t accumulate small streams, you won’t be able to reach a river or sea.
Although Meng Xiuyuan also has cheats, after all, he is different from those system flow traversers who can make endless progress by just shouting "Add points!"
But speaking of it, practicing in this valley is not all about hard work. There are still some surprises in it.
For example, the "Great Shift of the Universe" brought by Xiao Zhao far exceeded Meng Xiuyuan's original expectations.
"Master, what did you ask me to do?"
After hearing Meng Xiuyuan's instructions, Zhou Zhiruo came to Meng Xiuyuan's door early that morning and asked curiously.
You know, in the past, Meng Xiuyuan only practiced behind closed doors. She tried her best to talk and chat with Meng Xiuyuan, but it was difficult to do so.
It has never happened before that Meng Xiuyuan took the initiative to ask her to visit him like today.
"You come to help me protect the law. I want to practice my martial arts. Don't let anyone disturb me."
Meng Xiuyuan looked at Zhou Zhiruo and said very seriously.
"Dharma protector?"
Zhou Zhiruo was stunned when he heard this, and became increasingly puzzled. There were only five of them in this valley, and there were some monkeys, blue sheep and other animals.
Not to mention Meng Xiuyuan, when the four of them practiced, they could only find a secluded place at most, so there was no need for any kind of protector.
But Meng Xiuyuan didn't seem to be joking, but went on to say more seriously:
"My practice today is very special. I can't stand any interruption. Just watch over me."
When Zhou Zhiruo heard this, she also heard how serious Meng Xiuyuan was. She nodded quickly and said that she would take it seriously.
After Meng Xiu saw this, he closed the door with peace of mind and began to sit cross-legged on the bed to practice.
In fact, it was not that he was making a fuss, but that after studying the secret book given to him by Xiao Zhao, he found that the "Great Shift of the Universe" passed down from Persia was full of weirdness, which was very different from the Chinese martial arts, so he had to be vigilant.
To practice "The Great Shift of the Universe", the first thing is to have extremely advanced internal skills, which Meng Xiuyuan certainly has.
But there are still some other difficulties remaining.
For example, the luck path of this kung fu is dangerous and weird, which is very different from the ordinary martial arts in the Central Plains. If you don't pay attention, you will end up going crazy.
In the novel, the reason why Zhang Wuji practiced so easily was not only that he had already mastered the "Nine Yang Magic" at that time, but also because he had not practiced martial arts deeply since he was a child. He was close to a blank sheet of paper, which made it easier for him to accept the martial arts system passed down from the Western Regions.
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For Meng Xiuyuan, if he wants to practice this kung fu, many of the steps are different from the habits he has inherited for more than ten years, so he must be extremely serious and concentrate.
"Huh~"
Meng Xiuyuan breathed a sigh of relief, secretly focused his attention, and began to guide his luck according to the secret manual, moving the palace with all his strength.
With his serious preparation, the entire cultivation process went very smoothly.
The total effort of the first four levels only took Meng Xiuyuan half an hour, and they were all completed naturally.
It wasn't until he reached the fifth or sixth level that Meng Xiuyuan gradually slowed down and encountered some obstacles.
I could only see that his face was green and red. When his face was green, his body trembled slightly, as if he had fallen on ice. When his face was red, sweat fell from his forehead like rain, as if there was a furnace burning in his body.
Fortunately, Meng Xiuyuan was extremely skilled and finally overcome all the difficulties.
Except for the 19 problematic verses on the seventh floor, he had mastered the rest one by one.
About an hour later, Meng Xiuyuan suddenly pushed the door open and walked out.
"Master, what's wrong? Something went wrong in your practice?!"
Zhou Zhiruo, who was concentrating on vigilance, was startled when she saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern.
Meng Xiuyuan shook his head when he heard the sound, and couldn't help but feel happy on his face:
"Hahaha, nothing went wrong, it went very smoothly, and the result was even better than I expected.
Zhiruo, I’m sorry to trouble you today.”
Before he finished speaking, Meng Xiuyuan laughed and drifted away, quickly disappearing from Zhou Zhiruo's sight.
"Master, what magical skills have you mastered? I'm so happy..."
Seeing this, Zhou Zhiruo became more and more curious and couldn't help but murmur to herself.
Ever since she had the chance to meet Meng Xiuyuan, she had rarely seen Meng Xiuyuan so sincerely happy.
What also surprised her was that the speed of Meng Xiuyuan's Qinggong while running seemed to be much faster than before, and he was making further progress.
So from that day on, Zhou Zhiruo couldn't help but observe Meng Xiuyuan, wanting to see what changes had happened to him.
The first thing she noticed was that when Meng Xiuyuan taught her martial arts, the quality of his teaching had improved a lot.
In the past, Meng Xiuyuan's teachings were more focused on internal cultivation, and his teachings on external skills were often relatively rough. But since Meng Xiuyuan practiced "The Great Shift of the Universe", his guidance to them has become much more detailed.
After Meng Xiuyuan's guidance on each move, I obviously had a different feeling, especially when exerting force, it was very smooth.
It was as if Meng Xiuyuan had understood all these moves overnight.
In fact, this is indeed the magical part of "The Great Shift of the Universe".
Speaking of this magical skill, it really needs to be explained carefully.
Although this kung fu is well-known, due to its vague description and complicated functions, many people have been unable to explain it clearly, and even think that it is a "confused account" that Mr. Jin did not write down well.
When talking about the ranking of magical powers in the Golden Book, they are often ignored.
And it was only after Meng Xiuyuan practiced it himself that he fully realized the mystery.
This Kung Fu is said to be internal, but it cannot be used to refine Qi. It is said to be external, but does it have a single move?
At its root, it should only be regarded as a kung fu that specializes in "moving energy and exerting force". All the content in it revolves around the word "force".
The original book describes this Kung Fu saying:
"The martial arts in the world are nothing more than the method of transporting power and exerting force, but the method of moving the universe and transporting power and exerting force is the culmination of all martial arts. One method can be used, and all methods can be used. There is no mystery in any martial arts."
After Meng Xiuyuan practiced it himself, although he felt that this was a bit exaggerated, it probably had some effect in this regard.
After practicing the Great Shift of the Universe, Meng Xiuyuan clearly felt that he had made great progress in the use of those fists, feet, swords and moves, almost transforming.
Now, if he were allowed to fight against the Third Envoy of Fengyunyue from the Persian Chief Religion, he would never be as passive as he was back then, nor would he need to use all his power to crush him forcefully with that palm.
However, this can still only be regarded as one of its effects, but it cannot be regarded as the foundation of this skill.
As for the fundamental principle of this Kung Fu, it is actually mentioned in the original work, that is:
"Utilize the potential that each person has within himself."
However, this statement is somewhat general and can easily cause people to misunderstand and make random guesses.
If Meng Xiuyuan himself were to sum it up, it would be more accurate to call it "precise control and full mobilization of his own body."
Those who have mastered "The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" are actually somewhat similar to the realm of "Ming Jin" in modern "Chinese martial arts"-themed online novels in some aspects.
That is to be able to precisely control all the muscles in your body to a large extent, and exert the power of your whole body efficiently and accurately.
Of course, due to the existence of true energy, "The Great Shift of the Universe" also has many extended effects, such as leveraging strength, creating flaws, copying martial arts, accumulating opponent's palm power, striking quickly, sticking to the opponent with more than one dozen, etc. However,
After all, it all extends from this fundamental principle.
It can only be said that the effect is so terrifying that it is indeed an exclusive plug-in originally prepared for Zhang Wuji.
No wonder Zhang Wuji, who had just mastered the Nine Sun Magic Kung Fu at that time and would jump up and hit the door frame when running too fast, after learning this skill, he was able to challenge the heads of the six major sects in a blink of an eye and became a top master.
With just one skill, he made up for most of Zhang Wuji's shortcomings.
But for Meng Xiuyuan at this time, this "Great Shift of the Universe" is also of great significance.
In his previous martial arts, he mostly used "qi" to hurt people, but now that he has made up for it with this magical skill, a new way of hurting people with "force" has emerged.
If he can use both together, it will obviously bring his kung fu to a higher level.
To put it more intuitively, after practicing "The Great Shift of the Universe", Meng Xiuyuan suddenly couldn't help but have an "unreasonable thought" in his mind that he had never dared to have before.
That is, after finishing the retreat in the valley and returning to Wudang Mountain, I will formally challenge Master Zhang Sanfeng once.
It wasn't just a casual exchange like usual, but a real sparring session where both sides tried their best.
Meng Xiuyuan once told Zhang Sanfeng that practicing martial arts is to reach the pinnacle of martial arts.
And in this world, Zhang Sanfeng is naturally the highest mountain with no summit.
At this time, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel a little swollen. He wanted to see with his own eyes how high this mountain was.